Planning Permission

If you want roof lights like Velux, you might not need planning permission since the conversion is considered a permitted development; although you will require a planning permission if you decide to install a former window. In both situations, it is usually advisable to check in with the local council planning development, and the work done in both cases must be in accordance with the current building regulations. It must also be assessed and certified by an authorized company or a local council building inspector. Recently, the more relaxed permitted development rights enacted since 2015 have allowed families to have up to 75% more extension space without full planning permission, allowing twice the usual space allowed for single-storey rear extensions. On the 1st of October 2008, and again more recently, the planning regulations were simplified and as a result the number of householders opting to convert their lofts vastly increased with some households no longer requiring planning permission. At Loft Conversion Croydon, we know that a planning permission is not often required, as long as it is within the rules for permitted development, but all work must comply with the building regulations.